Tony “Lightning” Luis to fight for regional championship in June 26 main event of the Sully Huff Invitational at Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino
Niagara Falls, N.Y.. – The thrill of championship professional boxing is returning to Niagara Falls, NY. USeneca Niagara Resort & Casino and Greg Cohen Promotions (produced by David Schuster’s Winner Take All Productions), in compliance with the Seneca Nation of Indians Athletic Commission, announced today that an installment of the popular “Championship Boxing on CBS Sports Network” series will be presented in the Seneca Niagara Event Center on Friday, June 26.
The night’s card is being dubbed the Sully Huff Invitational, in memory of Stanley “Sully” Huff, a successful boxer from the Seneca Nation of Indians, owashona ngo 2014 at the age of 84. Huff was a Courier-Express Golden Gloves champion in 1950 and later founded the Iroquois Boxing Club. He also served in the United States Army during the Korean War, earning the rank of Sergeant, and later was elected to serve on the Seneca Nation of Indians Tribal Council.
In the night’s televised 10-round main event, Canada’s popular, world-rated and fast-rising lightweight star Tony “Lightning” Luis (19-3, 7 Kos) will fight for a regional championship against an opponent TBA. This past weekend, Luis dropped a controversial decision to Derry Mathews in Liverpool, England (38-9-2, 20Kos), where the two battled for the interim WBA Lightweight title.
In the isiqephu co-feature, brand-new NABA-US Super Welterweight Champion and WBA #12- futhi IBF # 11-ukalwe “Hurricane” Dennis Hogan (21-0-1, 7 Kos), of Australia, via Kildare, Ireland, will take on comebacking Kenny Abril (14-7-1, 7 Kos) of Rochester, I-New York.
The televised opener will feature up-and-coming American heavyweight KO artist Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller (12-0-1, 10 Kos) of Brooklyn taking on an opponent that will be announced at a future date.
Amathikithi for “Championship Boxing on CBS Sports Network” ukuqalisa at $35 and go on sale on Wednesday, April 22 at Noon. Tickets are available at select Seneca Resorts & Casinos retail outlets, Ticketmaster.com, all Ticketmaster locations or by phone at800-745-3000.
“Speed, energy, action, isasasa, and entertainment are the hallmarks of any visit to Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino and exactly what our guests will enjoy with this world-class professional boxing card,” said Audrey Oswell, chief operating officer, Seneca Gaming Corporation. “We are happy to once again bring an incredible display of athletic competition to Western New York.”
Before the highly debatable decision loss for the world championship in mid-April, the 27-year-old Tony Luis, kusukela Cornwall, Ontario, pulled off a dominant 10-round unanimous-decision upset victory over then IBF #15 Ikhulunyelwa Karl “Dynamite” Dargan in January. Khona-ke February 20, yena isoka Manon Latulippe wamukela ukuzalwa kwengane yabo yokuqala, indodana okuthiwa Miguel. Luis kuba Ikhulunyelwa #11 in the world by the WBA and #14 by the IBF.
30-Dennis Hogan engu-kwaba amateur kazwelonke iqhawe ezine-time with phezu 150 ukulwa e Kildare lakubo, Ireland. Manje Uhlala futhi izitimela e Queensland, Australia. Hogan is the current NABA-US Super Welterweight Champion. Ngonyaka emine-career yakhe pro, Hogan has also won the WBA Oceania Light Middleweight, Queensland State Super Middleweight, Queensland State middleweight and Australian middleweight Championships.
Kenny Abril, a 30-year-old southpaw, started boxing at age seven and had 120 amateur bouts before turning professional in 2003. He has faced several undefeated and top contenders, scoring a late-2012 victory over heavily decorated veteran Dennis Laurente, which is still Laurente’s only loss in the last nine years.
Prior to boxing professionally, 26-year-old Jarrell Miller had a three-year, Ezingakanqotshwa (18-0) kickboxing and MMA career. As a boxer, he was a New York Golden Gloves finalist and has worked as chief sparring partner for both Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko.
“I’m excited to be helping bring nationally televised championship boxing to a world-class venue such as the Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino,” wathi umgqugquzeli Greg Cohen. “Tony Luis has a huge fan following in his nearby native Canada. His supporters will be out in force to watch. Kenny Abril is from nearby Rochester, New York and he’ll have a giant following in attendance as well. On the undercard will be several local favorites in exciting match-ups. I’m proud to be part of this great event and the resurgence of televised professional boxing.”
Several other exciting match-ups will be announced soon.
The event is being conducted under the rules and regulations of the Seneca Nation of Indians Athletic Commission, whose members are Scott Snyder, Sean Crane, and Justin Schapp.
“We look forward to welcoming the boxers and their teams to Seneca territory,” Commissioner Snyder said. “As a Commission, our primary focus is to ensure the safety and well-being of the fighters who will be competing at Seneca Niagara. We will be working with the fighters, promoters and everyone involved to ensure that we have a safe and enjoyable evening of sports entertainment.”
About Greg Cohen Promotions
Omunye UNdunankulu izingubo boxing sika asetshenzisiwe, Greg Cohen Promotions (GCP) yigama kahle-ngenxa okuzobe kudlalelwa-class emhlabeni professional isibhakela imicimbi nokukhuthaza amasosha professional elite emhlabeni wonke.
Umsunguli CEO Greg Cohen besiphezu nge boxing professional ngezikhundla ehlukahlukene kusukela 1980, honing izikebhe yakhe futhi wazinza njengoba okhaliphile international boxing usomabhizinisi.
Zihlukaniswa ikhono lakhe ukuzibona ukuthuthukisa ithalente eluhlaza, Cohen waba sematheni for Isazi yakhe isiqondiso of, phakathi kwabanye abaningi, zangaphambili WBA Junior middleweight Champion Austin “Akungatshazwa” Ithrawuthi, ngubani Cohen wasiza Umhlahlandlela kusuka engaziwa New Mexico ithuba elite pay-per-umbono level superstar.
Ngaphezu Trout, Greg Cohen Promotions uye wasebenza amagama esungulwe ezifana iqhawe yangaphambili lwahlangana kanti futhi esigcwele ezimbili sosondonzima Hasim “The Rock” Rahman (50-8-2, 41 Kos); futhi sonke isikhathi-elikhulu-multiple isisindo class emhlabeni iqhawe James “Lights Out” Toney (74-7-3, 45 Kos).
Kwabazabalazayo emhlabeni-ukalwe yamanje in the uhlelo GCP zihlanganisa Arash Usmanee, yonke aqashelwe a top-10 super featherweight; zangaphambili WBA International middleweight Champion nezwe-ukalwe middleweight Olwa Jarrod Fletcher; featherweight top-ukalwe Joel Brunker; Cruiserweight Lateef Kayode; Canadian action engasindi futhi TV hero Tony Luis, futhi WBA nanhlanu-time Irish National Amateur Champion, Dennis Hogan; futhi Rising Welterweight isasasa Cecil McCalla.
Greg Cohen Promotions liye laba-class emhlabeni wesibhakela izenzakalo izindawo abachwepheshile lonke United States kanye nezwe uye ngokuqhosha enikeziwe talent kanye / noma okuqukethwe amanethiwekhi zethelevishini eziningana kuhlanganise HBO, Isikhathi Sombukiso, ESPN, NBC Sports Network, MSG and FOX Sports Net.
